- Faculty of Translation and Interpreting
- Bellaterra Campus
- Duration: 4 courses - 240 credits
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Places: Translation and Interpreting - German: 40
Translation and Interpreting - English: 140
Translation and Interpreting - French: 50 - Admission mark: Alemany 5,000 / Anglès 6,242/ Francès 5,000
- Price per credit: 18.46 euros
- Language: Spanish, Catalan and corresponding translation languages: English, French, German, Modern Greek, Romanian, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
- Current Calendars
- Learning mode: Classroom-based learning
The UAB Faculty of Translation and Interpreting was the first of its kind in Spain, and one of the first in all of Europe.
- It offers the largest amount of language options in Spain: English, French, German, Italian, Portugueses, Romanian, Russian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek, Catalan and Spanish.
- It is a pioneering centre in audiovisual training and the new technologies applied to translation and interpreting.
- It is one of the few centres in Europe to offer training in language mediation and social interpreting.
- Its prestigious lecturing staff includes renowned translators, honorary doctors and internationally recognised researchers.
- It is equipped with excellent facilities, including 53 professional interpreting cabins and a multimedia hall with specialised programs.
- It has signed exchange agreements with over 200 universities in more than 30 countries.
- It offers work placements in both national and international companies.
We offer excellent academic training both in traditional and consolidated fields (specialised and publishing translation), and in newer fields (video game translation, etc.) and in a variety of specialisation fields: written translation, audiovisual translation, localisation, sight translation, liaison and consecutive interpreting, etc., all of which lead to a diversity of career options and a high rate of graduate employment.
Career options
The main areas of employment for graduates are:
- Multilingual language services and translation and interpreting services for companies, audiovisual production companies, media, multimedia localisation services, content creation language services, publishing houses, etc.
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Interpreting in national or international agencies
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Internationalisation departments of multinational companies.
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Teaching, both in public and private schools.
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Assessment on translation and interpreting technologies.
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Literary translation and proofreading.
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Multilingual services for the tourism and commercial sectors.
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Language and cultural mediation for public and private institutions.
Testimonials
Mobility programmes
The Faculty of Translation and Interpreting has Erasmus exchange agreements with twenty European countries, including France (13 universities), United Kingdom (12), and Germany (10). Student exchanges take place within the UAB-specific Programme with universities in the USA, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Brazil, and other countries. There is also the Sèneca-Sicue agreement with Spanish universities. Each year around 100 students leave on exchanges and many more arrive.
Professional training
Work Placement (optional subject). The faculty currently works with some 300 collaborating entities.
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